BY RECIPIENT

Fifteen of the twenty largest multi-million dollar gifts by value were from individuals to private foundations associated with their families.

Learn more about gift recipients and trends in giving to different subsectors, like higher education, religion and health. The charts and graphs below show total donations received by type of charitable subsector over time and the portion of the Million Dollar List constituted by each subsector based on the number of gifts received and total value of gifts received. The table below shows details about specific recipients. Users can browse recipients by total amount of charitable dollars received, number of gifts received, or locate specific organizations using the dynamic search function. By clicking on a specific recipient, users can examine each gift received by the selected organization and see a list of the organization’s million dollar contributors.

Number of Gifts Received Annually by Subsector

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Total Dollars Received Annually by Subsector

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Distribution of Number of Gifts Received by Subsector

Distribution of Total Dollars Received by Subsector

All Recipients by Total Dollars

The Million Dollar List website and all information contained within are in the open beta-testing phase. The Million Dollar List, compiled by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, documents publicly announced gifts of $1 million or more. The Million Dollar List it is not a comprehensive record of all million dollar plus gifts.